caliphate
noun
- the rank or reign of a caliph
- the land ruled by a caliph
See caliphate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kāˈlĭ-fātˌ, -fĭt, kălˈĭ-)
noun The office or jurisdiction of a caliph. The last caliphate was held by Ottoman Turkish sultans until it was abolished by Kemal Atatürk in 1924.
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